#779401 mention what might happen if we interrupt git gc

Package:
git-man
Source:
git
Submitter:
積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
Date:
2015-02-28 05:51:06 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#779401#5
Date:
2015-02-28 05:48:35 UTC
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To:
User discovers

$ pstree -al
  |-git gc --auto
  |   `-git repack -d -l -A --unpack-unreachable=2.weeks.ago
  |       `-git pack-objects --keep-true-parents --honor-pack-keep --non-empty --all --reflog --indexed-objects
 --unpack-unreachable=2.weeks.ago --local --delta-base-offset .git/objects/pack/.tmp-17104-pack

is running.

User wishes to turn off his computer for the day.

On the man page please mention what bad effects would happen if the user
does killall git at this point.